California health leaders require COVID-19 lab tests to start collecting data on race, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation

Ashley Zavala reports

RACE AND ETHNICITY GROUPS BUTALSO ORIENTATION AND GENDERFOX FORTY'S ACT IS OF ALLAHHAS THAT STORY.STATE HEALTH LEADERSANNOUNCED TUESDAY CALIFORNIAWILL REQUIRE LAB ANOTHERCOVID-19 TESTING PROVIDERS TOCOLLECT DATA ON RACEETHNICITY, GENDER ANDORIENTATION EFFECTIVEIMMEDIATELY.WE EXPECT OVER THE COURSEOF THE NEXT MONTH THAT WILLSEE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE USE OFTHE SPILL TO MURDER THE REPORTOUT TO YOU TUESDAY'SANNOUNCEMENT COMES MONTHSAFTER LGBTQ GROUPS URGED THESTATE TO PROVIDE DATA ON HOWTHE VIRUS IS AFFECTING THEIRCOMMUNITY LEADER OFCALIFORNIA'S LEGISLATIVE LGBTQCAUCUS, SENATOR SCOTT WIENERRELEASED A STATEMENT CALLINGIT A DEEPLY IMPORTANT ANDPROMISING FIRST STEP THE NEWDATA COLLECTION COMES AS THESTATE ZEROES IN ON COMMUNITIESDISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BYTHE VIRUS HEALTH AND HUMANSERVICES SECRETARY DOCTOR MARKGALLI NOTED ABOUT ONE 3RD OFTHE DATA COMING INTO THE STATEDOES NOT INCLUDE INFORMATIONON RACE AND ETHNICITY STATELEADERS HAVE GROWING CONCERNSOVER COVID-19 IMPACTS ONMINORITIES, ESPECIALLY THELATINO COMMUNITY DOCTOR GALLISAID THE LATEST DATA SHOWSLATINOS ACCOUNT FOR MORE THANHALF OF THE STATE'S COVID-19CASES AND NEARLY HALF OFCALIFORNIA'S DEATHS INARCADIA.IT'S LIKE GETTING A NEWPAIR OF GLASSES THAT HELPS USSEE MORE CLEARLY.

USINGBINOCULARS TO SEE A LITTLEFURTHER OUT AS CALIFORNIAIMPROVES THE DATA IT COLLECTSFROM TESTS STATE OFFICIALS SAYTHE WORK TO IMPROVE TESTINGOVERALL IS IN PROGRESS INSACRAMENTO, ASHLEY ZAVALA FOX40 NEWS.